From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, wkok@cumulusnetworks.com,
davem@davemloft.net, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: skip fdb add if the port shouldn't learn
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 10:28:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150526102809.5c3e8abc@urahara> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1432204977-4293-1-git-send-email-nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com>
On Thu, 21 May 2015 03:42:57 -0700
Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com> wrote:
> From: Wilson Kok <wkok@cumulusnetworks.com>
>
> Check in fdb_add_entry() if the source port should learn, similar
> check is used in br_fdb_update.
> Note that new fdb entries which are added manually or
> as local ones are still permitted.
> This patch has been tested by running traffic via a bridge port and
> switching the port's state, also by manually adding/removing entries
> from the bridge's fdb.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wilson Kok <wkok@cumulusnetworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com>
What is the problem this is trying to solve?
I think user should be allowed to manually add any entry
even if learning.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-26 17:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-05-21 10:42 [PATCH net-next] bridge: skip fdb add if the port shouldn't learn Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-25 2:59 ` David Miller
2015-05-25 11:35 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-25 11:41 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-25 13:39 ` [PATCH net-next v2] " Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-26 17:28 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2015-05-27 7:05 ` [PATCH net-next] " Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-27 7:59 ` Scott Feldman
2015-05-27 8:35 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-27 16:01 ` Scott Feldman
2015-05-27 16:14 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
2015-05-27 20:41 ` Scott Feldman
2015-06-02 17:14 ` roopa
2015-06-03 5:57 ` Scott Feldman
2015-06-04 8:14 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
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